A new partnership has been established between NHS England and the Fire and Rescue Services (FRS), to use their collective capabilities and resources more effectively to enhance the lives of older people and those with complex conditions. Working together with Public Health England, the Chief Fire Officers Association, the Local Government Association and Age UK, […]

Meeting the challenges of improving care for a growing and increasingly older population is being debated by a Westminster Health Forum keynote seminar today. Professor John Young, NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Frail Elderly and Integration, will tell the Forum about the NHS Five Year Forward View and its policy priorities for older people. […]

NHS England has published a new Practical Guide to Healthy Ageing with Age UK, to help people improve their health and general fitness, particularly those aged 70 or over with ‘mild frailty’. The evidence-based guide covers key areas that have been identified as the main risk factors for older people living at home, but if they […]

Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS England’s National Medical Director, has warned the NHS’s future is in danger because its model of care cannot meet the relentlessly growing demand for treatment caused by the ageing population. In an interview with the Guardian newspaper published today, Sir Bruce says: “If the NHS continues to function as it […]

The NHS will today launch its national public awareness campaign in a bid to persuade people to seek advice early from their local pharmacist if they are ‘feeling under the weather’. The campaign, ‘feeling under the weather’ has been launched to encourage people, particularly older people and those with existing respiratory conditions, to nip health […]

Jane Cummings has today reacted to criticisms over the way nurses have discussed end of life care with elderly patients. Writing in a blog, England’s Chief Nursing Officer says she was disappointed at reports claiming dialogue with patients over their wishes concerning resuscitation was handled in a blunt and impersonal way. She praised the “thousands […]

Professor John Young today welcomed a new online resource launched by the General Medical Council aimed at supporting doctors in their day-to-day care of older patients. The new resource gives practical advice from leading clinicians on how to put older patients first and use GMC guidance to handle their clinical, emotional and psychological needs. At […]

Professor John Young, NHS England’s Director for Integration and Frail Elderly Care, today told a high-powered Westminster Health Forum that a new “Frailty Index” is needed to help improve services for older people. Professor Young told the seminar that better recognition of frailty as a long term condition is key to the future care of […]

NHS England will next week launch its first national public-awareness campaign in a bid to persuade people not to store up health problems and to seek advice early. The eight-week campaign – called The earlier, the better – starts on Monday 20 January and aims to help nip health problems in the bud and reduce unnecessary […]

The NHS has today issued a message reminding people to look in on neighbours and friends ahead of the New Year. Professor Keith Willet, National Clinical Director for Acute Care said: “The period between Christmas and New Year can be a real worry if you are older and frailer than you were.  Working in A&E […]